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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Budget passes

One press release of note was Sen. Abel Maldonado's criticism of the budget--using the same language as Gov. Schwarzenegger's reelection team.

“When deciding to vote for this budget I asked myself, does this budget move California forward or back? The answer is simple: it moves California backward," said Maldonado in a press release. “This budget spends $9.9 billion that hardworking taxpayers unexpectedly sent us in a good year and spends another $7 billion we do not have. This budget puts less than two-percent away for a rainy day. The fact of the matter is, after we leave tonight we’re still saddled with a $4.6 billion deficit next year."

I am not the only one to notice this. Steve Frank, a perennial Maldonado-baiter had this to say:

When someone speaks the truth, he deserves to be heard. Below is a press release sent out tonight by Senator Abel Maldonado. In it, he clearly states that the just approved budget by the governor and the Democrats (with GOP votes to pass it) "moves California backward".

I am a little surprised at this wording. The Governors Team has millions of dollars of ads on TV claiming Angelides would move the State backwards--yet Abel is now claiming that a budget bill, largely designed by the Governor, and soon to be signed by the Governor, moves the State backward--thereby nullifying the ad campaign of the Governor. I wonder why Abel is now taking on the Governor?